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There is a useful directness to Love Thy Nature, a documentary shaped by Sylvie Rokab with a firm understanding of its audience. In Love Thy Nature, Liam Neeson provides the anchor while Elijah Ahmadi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Love Thy Nature opens from this situation: Narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature points to how deeply we've lost touch with nature, and takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy

There is a useful directness to Queen & Country, a comedy shaped by John Boorman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Queen & Country, Callum Turner provides the anchor while Caleb Landry Jones introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Queen & Country opens from this situation: In this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle their snooty su

There is a useful directness to Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot, a documentary shaped by Sebastian Dehnhardt with a firm understanding of its audience. In Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot, Dirk Nowitzki provides the anchor while Holger Geschwindner introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot opens from this situation: A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor

There is a useful directness to Breathe, a drama shaped by Mélanie Laurent with a firm understanding of its audience. In Breathe, Joséphine Japy provides the anchor while Lou de Laâge introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Breathe opens from this situation: Charlie is an average French suburban teenager, but when she becomes fast friends with Sarah, the rebellious new girl at school, she discovers there's nothing average about how she feels. T

There is a useful directness to Next Goal Wins, a documentary shaped by Mike Brett with a firm understanding of its audience. In Next Goal Wins, Li'atama Amisone Jr. provides the anchor while Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Next Goal Wins opens from this situation: The American Samoa soccer team, deemed "worst in the world", try to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. The resulting its 1h 37m running time feels most

There is a useful directness to Madame Bovary, a romance shaped by Sophie Barthes with a firm understanding of its audience. In Madame Bovary, Mia Wasikowska provides the anchor while Rhys Ifans introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Madame Bovary opens from this situation: Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost

There is a useful directness to River of Fundament, a music drama shaped by Matthew Barney with a firm understanding of its audience. In River of Fundament, Dave Bald Eagle provides the anchor while Milford Graves introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, River of Fundament opens from this situation: Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler created an opera film hybrid based on Norman Mailer's "Ancient Evenings." It combines live performances and filme

There is a useful directness to The Salvation, an action film shaped by Kristian Levring with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Salvation, Mads Mikkelsen provides the anchor while Eva Green introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Salvation opens from this situation: In 1870s America, the fury of a notorious gang leader is unleashed when a peaceful American settler avenges the death of his family. The resulting its 1h 32m running

There is a useful directness to There's No Place Like Utopia, a documentary shaped by Joel Gilbert with a firm understanding of its audience. In There's No Place Like Utopia, Jack Cashill provides the anchor while Jerome R. Corsi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, There's No Place Like Utopia opens from this situation: Filmmaker Joel Gilbert travels across America confronting progressives and exposing their fantasy of Utopia. The resulting

There is a useful directness to Lost River, a thriller shaped by Ryan Gosling with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lost River, Christina Hendricks provides the anchor while Iain De Caestecker introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lost River opens from this situation: A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town. The resulting its 1h 35m running time

There is a useful directness to Beyond the Reach, an action film shaped by Jean Baptiste Léonetti with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beyond the Reach, Michael Douglas provides the anchor while Jeremy Irvine introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beyond the Reach opens from this situation: In the Mojave Desert, an unarmed hunting guide runs from a wealthy hunter who wants to ensure his silence in the death of an old man. The resultin

There is a useful directness to Monk with a Camera, a documentary shaped by Tina Mascara with a firm understanding of its audience. In Monk with a Camera, The Dalai Lama provides the anchor while Khyongla Rinpoche introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Monk with a Camera opens from this situation: Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most c